Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
Containing 81 Ku-Band transponders, SES-9 will be positioned at 108.2 degrees East to provide communication coverage for 22 million homes. The satellite will enhance SES’s existing coverage in Asia, Australia and also improve maritime communications in the Indian Ocean. The 5300kg craft will use…
What it put in orbit
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SES-9 2016-013A | Payload | 35780 × 35793 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| FALCON 9 R/B 2016-013B | Rocket body | 345 × 39177 km · 27.2° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2016-013. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).